Disneyland!!

Thanks to Uncle Sam, we were able to take the kids to Disneyland for a little pre-spring break vacation. We decided we needed to "stimulate" the economy in California cuz Walt Disney doesn't make enough without us. But we had a blast! This trip we decided to see shows, meet characters, and just enjoy the time. We had 4 days between the two parks and Hillary was begging to stay after 11:00 on the last day. Carter and Whitney were both asleep on a bench and she was raring to hit more rides. We wore them out really good! Thanks to Fast Passes, they spent a lot of time on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Tower of Terror, California Screamin', and Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters (I got a new high score on that ride:195,600!). We saw the Aladdin show in California Adventures that I missed last year and really enjoyed it! The Genie was hillarious!!!! I highly recommend it! We hit ALL the 3-D movies and liked the break it brought. But I just gotta say, it may be the happiest place on earth, but it's also the stinkiest place on earth. When you hit a sewer hole, boy, that smell can knock you off your feet!!!

Princess Fantasy Faire

Now, this is a neat concept and it gives you time with three princesses, however, I was quite disgruntled when, after waiting an hour and a half, we get Princess Minnie Mouse as one of the three. I asked the girl working the line if Minnie counted as a princess and she said, "oh yes. This is the ONLY time you get to see her dressed as a princess." Did I really care what she was wearing???? No, I stood in that line to meet a real princess! We watched Pocahontas, Jasmine, and Aurora go in and out, but we got to meet Minnie Mouse, Again! We met her walking into the park. At least the other two were neat to meet. I really liked Snow White. She was so sweet!

Jedi Training Academy

Now, this was an event that Carter was really looking forward to. They choose a bunch of kids from the audience, train them in the ways of the force, then they get to take on Darth Vader and Darth Maul. The first time, Carter didn't get picked, but the second time we sat through it, he got chosen. It was a proud mother moment when my son got to face Darth Vader and become a Padawan learner. He was a little bummed that he couldn't fight Darth Maul though. It was really neat though.

We did spend about an hour at the beach one day, but it was really cold and windy that day so it didn't last. After the beach, we found a fun science museum that the kids really enjoyed.

We did make it on the Finding Nemo Submarine ride. We had to use our Magic Morning to get there at 8:00, wait in line for an hour, and go on the ride. While we were waiting though, we had a celebrity siting. Tom Bergeron was there filming for America's Funnies Home Videos and walked right past us. As for the ride, it's neat, but I wouldn't wait more than an hour for it!

We had a great time and look forward to doing in again in a few years.